My Conservative Side is Coming Out

Been getting some conservative blog messages lately and I have been having a good laugh! My dad is living on in me perhaps--the government is just too involved and the markets are a mess! Let business take care of business and our markets will be in favorable territory--

Look FORD is actually turning around and with out bail-out money! I never thought I would hype FORD, but they seem to have the right idea.

Sorry to all my liberal friends--I often ride the fence but I do have strong feelings about the size of government and how it should stay out of our lives!

My life--Swim Club 4 days a week and a good excuse to go out and walk the track with other swim club moms! Sure beats sitting on the butt for an hour and a half! Baseball play by play with Andrew--

Choir rehearsals -- many more as competition season looms--The Chin Chester Psalm is a buster of a piece and Andrew's choir has it down--not very pretty but they all had to learn how to sing in Hebrew--

Peter was home today--he went to the dentist and is now looking forward to losts more visits--hadn't gone in 2 years--enough said--He'll need a nap early!

Me--juggling scouts and work--know a good cubmaster--I'm in need

Matthew helped cook dinner--I played on facebook--not a bad deal-- need to find out how to make this a more unique blog--I'm playing ina world I'm not quite understanding.

Wandering In---

Just was on Give Me A Minute I'll think of something--saw the traffic watching Kristin's blog and discovered my pen-pal from Nebraska wandered in--My 2 best friends and I were in the same place, even though it was in this wierd wireless world--at the same time--

Been pen pals since the early 70's--been through the awkard teen years, moving away from home, finally meeting each other and sharing the heart ache and joy of relationships and sharing the trials and tribulations of motherhood. It's been a terrific journey most of it well documented in letters, photographs, now e-mails and blogging and facebook.

The 3 of us have evolved in the 30+ years we have known each other, the last time we were all together was on my wedding day almost 21 years ago--

What made us stick together--we are each unique and devoted to those we love. Passionate about life and finding the joy in it. We all shared tears and joys. I love wandering in to chat, to write, to laugh and to cry.

Nebraska is coming East this summer, maybe a trip north is in the summer plans for me--making a circle and re-connecting--

Now its getting late and I'm getting cold--need to sleep--need to be at the HS by 8 with oldest--made the HS baseball team--and youngest joined a swim club and swims 4 days a week--let the juggling begin--DH's vacation has ended and the picture hunt has not--they are still surfacing!

Till the next time I wander in--

This Teacher is a TV movie Waiting to be Made

Who can take about 60 regular everyday kids from a community with a rather rough reputation and turn them into a world class concert choir--John Anthony can.

This teacher and choir director expects and demands excellence from your regular kid and ones you might even deem rough around the edges. How does he do it.

The choir brings tears to your eyes because they are that good. John Anthony has dedicated his heart and soul to the efforts of our Central Islip Music Program.

In a world struggling to hear some good news, spend a few moments on Youtube at JohnAnthonty37 and you will have to have a warm place in your soul.

With the snow about to start--take a moment to warm up the spirit. Somewhere I will find a way to have this man honored by just more than our local community.

His demands on the kids are ones each teacher should make. Children will rise to our expectations so let us all set the bar a little higher and even those we deem on the lowest rung should rise to the top--We just have to think creatively and out of the box.

Sing praises and be glad--I am and that is all--

Stealing a few Moments

Discovered the Alum page of Long Island Lutheran--Found some friends from my class and beyond. Also found some friends of my sisters--Between the 3 of us there is 12+years of connections to that school. In addition to new ones made since graduating and staying connected. I had wished my 2 coould attend LuHi but we live outside the 15 mile transportation zone.

Oldest is a freshman in the local high school and very involved in the music program. In factg today we are going to the local St. Pat's parade in the snow/sleet/rain--and everyone is praying for a lot of snow tonight. He is also singing with the world traveled Concert Choir--they too are performing this morning at a local church. Yes, a public school choir performing in a church and singing sacred music. He is getting a Christian education for my taxpayer dollar! That's a deal. They bring tears to my eyes when I hear them sing--check out janthony37 on Youtube for perforamances and inspiration.

Gotta go--hubby made breakfast for the family--He really is a good egg--funny that's what's on the menu!